We now bring you the latest Poe News:

First: I have a new Poe book out! It’s a short story titled Poe’s Last Lament, and I’ve submitted it to Baltimore’s Poe Fest for their Saturday “Visiter” Awards competition. Alert readers will recall that my earlier short story, A Dying Wish, was a finalist at last year’s Poe Fest, but I didn’t make top honors. I’m hoping that this year justice will be served and I’ll bring home the medal. This year’s winner will be announced at Poe Fest on the first weekend in October.

But there’s no need to wait that long; you can get your own copy right now! It’s available on Amazon. Note that it’s available both in paperback and as an e-book.

In related news: I was interviewed about the book last month by the Poetastic Two on their Poecast. I’ve embedded the video below:

Finally: This Saturday (March 29) I’ll be reading Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Haunted Palace” as part of the Third Annual “Poe-It Like Poe” reading event. The four-hour Poe-a-thon will be livestreamed on YouTube, as various narrators from all across the country read a variety of Poe’s works. The event is sponsored by Poe Unplugged. If you want to catch my dramatic reading, you’ll need to tune in from 9:40 to 9:50 am PDT. After that: Nevermore! (Well, unless they post a recording…which they might…in which case I will post a link on this site.)